OK, as written, the pattern does require the 88sts that you end the previous row with. Follow Sue's advice to make sure you're doing the yo between sts and to go back and name the sts as you count them off. This is made easier because you have the markers.
As I count it you should have 17-12-30-12-17 sts between the markers at the start of the row and 18-14-32-14-18 when you end the row.